Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C)

[Kuiper]

Living in VA, I've often wondered why UMW and CNU don't join a better conference than the C2C. They are both very good programs, I'm sure there would be offers. Anybody have insights on this?

I don't know the specific story, but the C2C has recently been a place for schools that had trouble finding a conference that would have them.  In the recent past, the C2C members have included UMW, CNU, UCSC, Wisconsin-Platteville, and Wisconsin Whitewater, among others.  The common denominator for these schools is that they are all state schools with larger enrollments than most D3 schools.  It's sometimes hard for schools like that to find conferences because most schools want to be grouped with schools that are similarly situated to them in terms of size and resources.

[eaglesoccerdad]

The C2C was pulled together with old members of the Capital Athletic Conference that over a couple of years saw defections - Frostburg to D2, PSU Harrisburg to NEAC, York to the MAC, St Marys to UEC. This left Salisbury, CNU & UMW needing more schools in order to get AC status. I guess fortunately there were enough other orphaned schools out there UCSC & the UW schools looking for partners. Once the schools from around the country were brought in the CAC was rebranded to the C2C.
CNU & UMW are a little larger (3500-4000) than most ODAC schools (1500-3000) but not by much.

[Gregory Sager]

The C2C was pulled together with old members of the Capital Athletic Conference that over a couple of years saw defections - Frostburg to D2, PSU Harrisburg to NEAC, York to the MAC, St Marys to UEC. This left Salisbury, CNU & UMW needing more schools in order to get AC status. I guess fortunately there were enough other orphaned schools out there UCSC & the UW schools looking for partners. Once the schools from around the country were brought in the CAC was rebranded to the C2C.
CNU & UMW are a little larger (3500-4000) than most ODAC schools (1500-3000) but not by much.

Based upon conversations I've read over the years on D3boards, I think that in this case public vs. private is regarded as a more important issue than enrollment size when it comes to conference affiliations in MD/VA/NC and southern PA.

[stlawus]

The ODAC's charter specifically states that members have to be private universities.

[eaglesoccerdad]

C2C Tournament Schedule

Quarterfinals – Thursday, November 6
4:00 PM ET – Game 1: #4 UC Santa Cruz vs. #5 JWU Charlotte
7:00 PM ET – Game 2: #3 Salisbury vs. #6 Warren Wilson

Semifinals – Friday, November 7
4:00 PM ET – Game 3: #1 Christopher Newport vs. Game 1 Winner
7:00 PM ET – Game 4: #2 Mary Washington vs. Game 2 Winner

Championship – Sunday, November 9
10:00 AM ET – Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner

[Kuiper]

https://www.c2csports.com/sports/msoc/2025-26/releases/20251105C2CawardsMSOC

The 2025 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Men's Soccer awards have been announced. The following are this year's honorees, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

Mary Washington's Sammy Amorose claimed Offensive Player of the Year honors.  He has a league-high six assists along with seven goals for 20 points for the Eagles.

UMW's Tristan Kickbush took home Defensive Player of the Year honors.  Kickbush led the C2C in saves (78) and save percentage (83%) and has five shutouts.

Salisbury's David Brunetti was named Rookie of the Year after playing in all 17 games.  He led the Sea Gull offense with seven goals including two game-winners.

UMW's Nathan Macek, a business major, received Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction.  The senior started all 18 games with 1,507 minutes played and two assists.

Christopher Newport's Justin Chezem earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the third time.  The Captains are 10-2-5 this season in his seventh year on the sidelines.

2025 C2C Offensive Player of the Year: Sammy Amorose, Mary Washington
2025 C2C Defensive Player of the Year: Tristan Kickbush, Mary Washington
2025 C2C Rookie of the Year: David Brunetti, Salisbury
2025 C2C Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nathan Macek, Mary Washington
2025 C2C Coaching Staff of the Year: Justin Chezem, Christopher Newport

2025 All-C2C Men's Soccer First Team
NAME    YR.    POS.    TEAM    HOMETOWN
Sammy Amorose    Sr.    F    Mary Washington    Jacksonville, N.C.
David Brunetti    Fr.    F    Salisbury    Essex, Md.
Soren Groessl    Jr.    F    UC Santa Cruz    Encinitas, Calif.
Yann-Olivier Kamga    Jr.    F    Regent    Woodbridge, Va.
Niklas Seguin    Jr.    F    JWU Charlotte    Mooresville, NC
Moises Argueta-Garcia    Fr.    M    Mary Washington    Leesburg, Va.
Jackson Chandler    Sr.    M    UC Santa Cruz    Agoura Hills, Calif.
Barry Jones    Sr.    M    Christopher Newport    Richmond, Va.
Jack Sturman    Jr.    M    Mary Washington    Ashburn, Va.
Michael Braun    Jr.    D     UC Santa Cruz    San Diego, Calif.
Carson Friedlein    So.    D    Christopher Newport    Midlothian, Va.
Nathan Macek    Sr.    D     Mary Washington    Laurel, Md.
Tristan Kickbush    Sr.    GK    Mary Washington    Arlington, Va.
                    
2025 All-C2C Men's Soccer Second Team
NAME    YR.    POS.    TEAM    HOMETOWN
Drew McWhinney    Jr.    F    Christopher Newport    Arlington, Va.
Steve Moodie    Fr.    F    Warren Wilson    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Joe Summerfield    Jr.    F    Christopher Newport    Hampton, Va.
Dale Gordon    Jr.    M    Salisbury    Ellicott City, Md.
Asher Kuzemka    Sr.    M    Christopher Newport    Clifton, Va.
Gavin Miller    Sr.    M    Salisbury    Salisbury, Md.
Carter Bonini    Jr.    D     JWU Charlotte    Hickory, NC
Nicolas Chinchilla    Fr.    D     Salisbury    Brooklyn, Md.
Blake Hoskins    Sr.    D    Mary Washington    Glen Burnie, Md.
Declan Karney    So.    D     Christopher Newport    Severna Park, Md.
Jack Schwarz    Jr.    D     Salisbury    Richmond, Va.
Yazan Yaghmmour    Jr.    D     Christopher Newport    Haymarket, Va.
Hayden Dewey    Sr.    GK    Christopher Newport    Richmond, Va.

[eaglesoccerdad]

happy to see Amarose get the recognition. Every team had the knives out for him with some man marking as well since he is clearly the main creator.

[eaglesoccerdad]

updated schedules after the quarters. surprising that Warren Wilson able to keep it tight with Salisbury. WW finished the year 2-12-1.

Quarterfinals – Thursday, November 6
4:00 PM ET – Game 1: #4 UC Santa Cruz vs. #5 JWU Charlotte, UCSC 3-1
7:00 PM ET – Game 2: #3 Salisbury vs. #6 Warren Wilson, SU 3-2

Semifinals – Friday, November 7
4:00 PM ET – Game 3: #1 Christopher Newport vs. #4 UC Santa Cruz
7:00 PM ET – Game 4: #2 Mary Washington vs. #3 Salisbury

Championship – Sunday, November 9
10:00 AM ET – Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Note: Match can be moved to 12:00 PM ET if both finalists agree after semifinals

[Kuiper]

Salisbury really taking it to Mary Washington in the semifinal matchup.  Up 2-0 with a little over 10 minutes to go.  Barring a late comeback from UMW, it will be a Christopher Newport - Salisbury final in the C2C

FINAL:  Salisbury 2 - Mary Washington 0

[eaglesoccerdad]

0-0 with 20 minutes left in 2nd

Update: CNU with a solid goal to go up 1-0 with 12 minutes left

Final CNU 1 - Salisbury 0